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*This is a collaborative postThe world of fashion is a vast and complicated place. There are many different options for style, fabrics, cuts, colours and shapes. And to make things even more challenging - there's also a variety of price ranges! So how do you know what makes sense for your budget? What should you be looking for in terms of quality? What will go well with the rest of your wardrobe? Read on to learn about defining your sense of fashion. How Can You Define Your Fashion Sense?  One way to define your fashion sense is by the clothing...

Sew the trends is back for Autumn! For those of you new to this feature.. we go and scour the high street and hunt out this seasons key trends so that you can sew them too! It’s a great time of year to dust off the sewing machine and sew some fantastic pieces that will slot into your handmade wardrobe. After the madness of the last 18 months we felt that this was really reflected in the high street trends. The colour palette was really muted, deep greens, camels and a lot of back. There wasn’t a huge amount of...

Mock neck shell xxs, pull on ankle pants xxs petite c/o, Azra pumps 5 Fall always has me excited to incorporate new textures into my everyday outfits, from soft flannels and cozy plaids to more luxe feeling faux suedes and chic leather. I’m partnering with Ann Taylor to share my petite friendly picks featuring some of these elements that can be styled for work to weekend. Right now they’re running a great promo during their Friends of Ann sale – you can use code ANNVIP for 40% off your purchase (ends 9/20)! Turn on your JavaScript to view content Plaid Pull...

My dryer is older, so it doesn’t have fancy settings. It gets the job done—eventually. That’s because I overdry all of my laundry. Towels, pajama pants, sweatshirts, delicates—I cook them all till they’re dry, and then I cook them even longer. (I’m convinced the one sock that’s always missing actually spontaneously combusted.) That’s how much I am drying, and it’s a problem. It wastes energy, costs me money, and damages all of our fabrics.

§ Nice Art: Swamp Thing: Green Hell variant cover by Christian Ward.  § Many apologies for the Beat’s malware-led troubles over the last week or so. A site like the Beat is under constant attack from hackers, and thanks to some unlucky coincidences, they got in this time. Many thanks to the Beat’s amazing tech team at Smartbomb.net – they are top notch and if you are looking for web design I highly recommend them. One tech note: one of the reasons that it took so long to clean up the site is because the backend is so huge – just...